Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

blade elliptic to obovate or ovate, 1–9 × 0.5–4.5 cm (those of branch apices equaling or only slightly smaller than those on lower portion of branches), coriaceous, base attenuate to narrowly or widely cuneate, margins entire or undulate, usually revolute distally, sometimes strongly so, apex acute or obtuse to mucronate, less commonly rounded, abaxial surface ferrugineous-lepidote, otherwise usually densely hairy, scales often of 2 sizes, at least smaller ones persistent, midvein and secondary veins usually at least slightly depressed, adaxial surface lepidote (scales caducous), hairy along midvein.

persistent;

blade narrowly to widely elliptic, obovate, or slightly ovate, 1–8.5(–10.5) × 0.5–4.5(–5.5) cm, rigidly coriaceous, base attenuate or cuneate to rounded, margins entire, usually revolute, apex acuminate to acute, rarely rounded, surfaces scattered, multicellular, glandular short-headed-hairy, not lepidote, otherwise glabrous or hairy on midvein adaxially, intramarginal vein present.

fascicles, developing from buds beyond or intermixed with vegetative buds on branches of previous year;

bracts 1 per flower, linear-lanceolate, 1–2 mm.

fascicles, developing from buds along distal portion of stems of previous year;

bracts 1 per flower, linear-lanceolate, to 4 mm.

peltate-scaled, lepidote.

glandular-hairy, not lepidote.

calyx lobes 1–2 × 0.5–1.2 mm, glabrous, lepidote;

corolla white, urceolate, 2–4 × 2–4 mm;

filaments 1–2.3 mm, roughened, without appendages or with 2 minute spurs.

calyx lobes 2–7.5 × 1–2 mm, glandular-hairy, not lepidote;

corolla usually pink, sometimes white or red, cylindric (base swollen), 5–9 × 2–5 mm;

filaments 3–5 mm, roughened, with 2 well-developed spurs.

ovoid to ellipsoid, 3–6 × 3–4.5 mm, apex not constricted, lepidote, otherwise hairy;

sutures separating as unit from adjacent valves;

placentae subapical.

ovoid to ovoid-globose, 3–5 × 3–5 mm, apex slightly constricted, glabrous or short-headed-hairy;

sutures usually remaining attached to adjacent valve;

placentae central to nearly basal.

= 24.